April 19, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(The following story by Rick Babson appeared on The Kansas City Star website on April 19.) KANSAS CITY — Investors pushed the Dow Jones industrial average past 12,800 for the first time and to a record close as Kansas City Southern rode the rails to a 52-week high....
March 21, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on March 20.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — KCSM 4650, the first locomotive to be painted with the Kansas City Southern’s new, heritage paint scheme, made an appearance at an event on Friday in San Luis Potosi. The...
March 15, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on March 14.) KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Southern, the fifth- largest U.S. railroad, has forecast that revenue will rise 10 percent to 14 percent annually during the next five years as it adds new business. Chief...
February 13, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 12.) MEXICO CITY — U.S. railroad operator Kansas City Southern (KSU) said on Monday it would invest $300 million this year in its rail freight business in Mexico. Kansas City, Missouri-based KSU said it would...
February 7, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(The following article by Randolph Heaster was posted on the Kansas City Star website on February 7.) KANSAS CITY — Strong coal shipments helped Kansas City Southern post record quarterly revenues and operating income in the final three months of 2006. For the...
February 6, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on February 6.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“KCSR”), has received the requisite number of consents...
February 6, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 6.) NEW YORK — U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern said on Tuesday that its quarterly net profit rose sharply, beating estimates, as revenues climbed 14 percent on transportation of coal, chemical and...
February 6, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern: Fourth Quarter Highlights — Diluted EPS of $0.41 compared with $0.03 in 2005. — Record revenues of $442.4 million, a 14.0% increase over 2005. — Record operating income of $88.2 million compared with...
February 6, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, KCS
(The following article by Brian Livingston was posted on the Meridian Star website on February 6.) MERIDIAN, Miss. — Second minor derailment in three weeks blocks streets. Motorists traveling through Meridian in the A and B Street areas and on North and South...
February 2, 2007 | Headlines, KCS
(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on February 1.) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today the promotion of William J. “Jim” Wochner from vice president and interim general counsel to senior vice president...